Scurf — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skˈɜːf/

🇬🇧British English

/skˈɜːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skˈɜːf/

1 syllable Say it as /skˈɜːf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scale exfoliation

Word Forms

scurfy	adjective	having or producing or covered with scurf
exfoliate	verb	come off in a very thin piece

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schuppen

(Botanik) eine schuppen- oder kleieähnliche Hülle, die einige Pflanzenteile bedeckt

🇫🇷French

pellicules

(Botanique) une couverture qui ressemble à des écailles ou du son qui recouvre certaines parties de la plante

🇪🇸Spanish

caspa

(botánica) una cubierta que se asemeja a escamas o salvado que cubre algunas partes de la planta

🇮🇹Italian

forfora

(botanica) copertura somigliante a scaglie o crusca che ricopre alcune parti della pianta

🇳🇱Dutch

korst

(plantkunde) een omhulsel dat lijkt op schubben of zemelen en dat sommige plantendelen bedekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

escama

(botânica) uma cobertura que lembra escamas ou farelo que cobre algumas partes da planta

🇷🇺Russian

налет

(ботаника) покрытие, напоминающее чешуйки или отруби, покрывающее некоторые части растения.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाग

(वनस्पति विज्ञान) एक आवरण जो तराजू या चोकर जैसा दिखता है जो पौधों के कुछ हिस्सों को ढकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্কার্ফ

(উদ্ভিদবিদ্যা) একটি আচ্ছাদন যা আঁশ বা তুষের অনুরূপ যা উদ্ভিদের কিছু অংশকে আবৃত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்கர்ஃப்

(தாவரவியல்) சில தாவர பாகங்களை உள்ளடக்கிய செதில்கள் அல்லது தவிடு போன்ற ஒரு உறை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్కర్ఫ్

(వృక్షశాస్త్రం) కొన్ని మొక్కల భాగాలను కప్పి ఉంచే పొలుసులు లేదా ఊకను పోలి ఉండే ఒక కవరింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्कर्फ

(वनस्पतिशास्त्र) एक आच्छादन जे तराजू किंवा कोंडासारखे दिसते जे वनस्पतींचे काही भाग व्यापते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્કર્ફ

(વનસ્પતિશાસ્ત્ર) એક આવરણ જે ભીંગડા અથવા બ્રાન જેવું લાગે છે જે છોડના કેટલાક ભાગોને આવરી લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕರ್ಫ್

(ಸಸ್ಯಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಕೆಲವು ಸಸ್ಯ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುವ ಮಾಪಕಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಟ್ಟು ಹೋಲುವ ಹೊದಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുരിദാർ

(സസ്യശാസ്ത്രം) ചില ചെടികളുടെ ഭാഗങ്ങൾ മൂടുന്ന ചെതുമ്പൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ തവിട് പോലെയുള്ള ഒരു ആവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਕਰਫ਼

(ਬੋਟਨੀ) ਇੱਕ ਢੱਕਣ ਜੋ ਸਕੇਲ ਜਾਂ ਬਰੈਨ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਕੁਝ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سکرف

(نباتیات) ایک غلاف جو ترازو یا چوکر سے ملتا ہے جو پودوں کے کچھ حصوں کو ڈھانپتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

皮屑

（植物学）类似于鳞片或麸皮的覆盖物，覆盖植物的某些部分

🇯🇵Japanese

スカーフ

(植物学) 植物の一部を覆う、鱗またはふすまに似た覆い

🇰🇷Korean

비듬

(식물학) 식물의 일부를 덮고 있는 비늘이나 밀기울과 유사한 덮개

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vảy

(thực vật học) lớp phủ giống như vảy hoặc cám bao phủ một số bộ phận của cây

🇹🇭Thai

ขี้ไคล

(พฤกษศาสตร์) สิ่งปกคลุมที่มีลักษณะคล้ายเกล็ดหรือรำข้าวที่ปกคลุมบางส่วนของพืช

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketombe

(Botani) penutup yang menyerupai sisik atau dedak yang menutupi beberapa bagian tanaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قشرة

(علم النبات) غطاء يشبه القشور أو النخالة يغطي بعض أجزاء النبات

🇮🇷Persian

اسکور زدن

(گیاه شناسی) پوششی شبیه فلس یا سبوس که قسمتی از گیاه را می پوشاند

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpık

(botanik) bazı bitki kısımlarını kaplayan, pul veya kepeğe benzeyen bir kaplama

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַשׂקַשִׂים

(בוטניקה) כיסוי המזכיר קשקשים או סובין המכסה חלקי צמחים מסוימים

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The primary meaning of 'scurf' is '(botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts'.

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